2024 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: #3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL WINS 4-1)

hugolizard · Post #821 » by **hugolizard** » Fri May 31, 2024 2:28 am

I feel like ANT has been allowed to play overly aggressive defense in these playoffs while getting very little fouls called against him :roll:

Patches Perry · Post #822 » by **Patches Perry** » Fri May 31, 2024 2:28 am

Minnesota won that quarter by 5. At this pace they'll win in the 8th quarter.

BliscoSantos · Post #823 » by **BliscoSantos** » Fri May 31, 2024 2:28 am

Somebody on FB wrote that Luka looked at Snoop and said Who's crying now m....r f....

Is that true?...I didn't see it ...but if true ,that's funny :lol:

rockmanslim · Post #824 » by **rockmanslim** » Fri May 31, 2024 2:28 am

Mavs playing prevent, playing with fire

Petergrifindor · Post #825 » by **Petergrifindor** » Fri May 31, 2024 2:28 am

blueberrysticky wrote:is luka just bored? he is just out there for his own amusement

He is just relaxed. Game is over.

blueberrysticky · Post #826 » by **blueberrysticky** » Fri May 31, 2024 2:28 am

Reeko wrote:
Zeno wrote:
Reeko wrote:When it's all said and done and they ask Kyrie who the best player he ever played with is, I won't be surprised if he says Luka.

I think he’d extremely wrong if he says that as on the defensive end it is not close and I think Lebron even had the edge offensively.

I give Luka the edge on offense tbh. Better scorer/shooter, better pick and roll player, just as good of a passer. But you're right in terms of defense at least for a stretch there, it's not close.

yeah offensively luka has an advantage but lebron is just a physical monster.

chrismikayla · Post #827 » by **chrismikayla** » Fri May 31, 2024 2:28 am

KAT's garbage points will make it look like he had a good game, but he has been bad this game and most of the series when it counts. Unfortunately Rudy will be the scapegoat.

Dubnation · Post #828 » by **Dubnation** » Fri May 31, 2024 2:28 am

Read on Twitter

meh · Post #829 » by **meh** » Fri May 31, 2024 2:28 am

Odds already up for game 1 of the finals. Celtics favored by 5.5 pts. Moneyline -235.

ForeverTFC · Post #830 » by **ForeverTFC** » Fri May 31, 2024 2:28 am

GSP wrote:
ForeverTFC wrote:If they can get this into the teens, we got a game folks.

Sarcasm?

this game is over. This is a vintage fake comeback.

Posting myself into continuing to watch this I guess.

Post #831 » by **Reeko** » Fri May 31, 2024 2:28 am

Celtics fans are going to love Luka at the Toronto Dominion Garden.

SweaterBae · Post #832 » by **SweaterBae** » Fri May 31, 2024 2:29 am

hugolizard wrote:I feel like ANT has been allowed to play overly aggressive defense in these playoffs while getting very little fouls called against him

Confirmed: you have functioning vision.

Handlez · Post #833 » by **Handlez** » Fri May 31, 2024 2:29 am

Luka ended it in the first.

I don't recall a player other than Kobe that could end games with first quarter heaters.

Seen Luka do it a lot.

jokeboy86 · Post #834 » by **jokeboy86** » Fri May 31, 2024 2:29 am

I still dont think we’ve seen peak Luka. One of these years he’s going to take the off-season really seriously Kobe/MJ style and that would be something to see

Post #835 » by **Froob** » Fri May 31, 2024 2:29 am

Post the thread already so I can make my prediction

Petergrifindor · Post #836 » by **Petergrifindor** » Fri May 31, 2024 2:29 am

Dubnation wrote:

Read on Twitter

Savage.

Sign5 · Post #837 » by **Sign5** » Fri May 31, 2024 2:29 am

Wolves aren't really likable. That Naz flagrant sealed it for me. Glad they're getting destroyed.

DreamTeam09 · Post #838 » by **DreamTeam09** » Fri May 31, 2024 2:29 am

BliscoSantos wrote:Somebody on FB wrote that Luka looked at Snoop and said Who's crying now m....r f....

Is that true?...I didn't see it ...but if true ,that's funny

It is true. Snoop nodded/shrugged

Chuck Everett · Post #839 » by **Chuck Everett** » Fri May 31, 2024 2:30 am

Mk0 wrote:
jbsays wrote:Yeah Gobert's contract is bad. But, Nazr Reid's is pretty good so that kind of balances out.
KAT's making $57 million in 2 years though... and that's only 11th highest in the league.

I think the new TV deal is going to be their saving grace. Should help with the cap right?

We are going to see supermax deals that net guys like 80+ mil a year. SGA is gonna make insane money.

Cap is being smoothed with this new deal. The BRI still will give every contracted player their 50%, but the cap is only going up 10% per season to make sure we don't have another KD to the Warriors scenario.

Doranku · Post #840 » by **Doranku** » Fri May 31, 2024 2:30 am

chrismikayla wrote:KAT's garbage points will make it look like he had a good game, but he has been bad this game and most of the series when it counts. Unfortunately Rudy will be the scapegoat.

Yeah, the 4x DPOY has a put forth a monumental performance of 9 points, 4 rebounds, and 1 block and a team low -22 through 3 quarters so far. His efforts should not be forgotten.

Who wins Game 5?